Brian LoomesBrass Dial ClocksWoodbridge, Suffolk, UK Antique Collectors' Club 1997 1851492216 / 9781851492213 Presumed First Edition Cloth Fine Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Presumed first printing of the first edition. Printed and presumed bound in England. Lovely medium blue linen-like cloth binding, with crisp gilt-stamped lettering to the front board and to the spine. Unbumped spine head and tail, with sharp corners. 11 x 8.5 inches. Text block firmly bound in. Decorative pastedowns/FEPs. 448 numbered pages. Heavy coated stock with full-color frontispiece, 48 full-color plates, 711 B&W plates and numerous figures. An immaculate copy, and very tight. Either unread or very gently read. Lovely full-pictorial DJ, unclipped. DJ in a clear Mylar DJ protector. A Fine copy in a Fine DJ. This book deals in great detail with antique British clocks with brass dials, as well as American examples which developed from British beginnings. Loomes is Britain's best known and most widely published author in the field of antique clocks.
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300.00 USD

Howe, JenniferCincinnati Art Carved Furniture and InteriorsCincinnati, OH Ohio University Press 2003 0821415115 / 9780821415115 First Edition Cloth Fine Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall First printing of the first edition. Printed and presumed bound in Hong Kong. Rich red cloth binding resembling linen tweed, with crisp gilt-stamped lettering to the spine. 11.25 x 8.5 inches. Text block firmly bound in. xv and 295 numbered pages. Heavy coated stock featuring 39 full-page, full-color plates, and with many additional illustrations, some in sepia-tone and some in color. Unbumped spine head and tail, with sharp corners. An immensely clean copy, and quite tight. Almost certainly unread. Lovely full-pictorial DJ, unclipped. A Fine copy in a Fine DJ. This is the first book devoted to the study of the nationally significant Cincinnati art-carved furniture movement. In particular the book documents the careers of Henry Fry, William Fry and Benn Pitman in England and America, explores their domestic and ecclesiastical interior commissions, and examines the central role women played in this movement.
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100.00 USD

Matsuki, Bunkio, Ed.Art of Old Japan, Rare Specimens of Pewter .....New York, New York, U.S.A. The American Art Association 1904 First Edition Buckram Very Good Ex-Library 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Text in English. Printed and bound in the USA. Ex library but with very few of the usual ex library markings. From the library of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The title page bearing cut-out-dots stamp of the museum and also a white and black "withdrawn" label. The text pages and the illustrations are not defaced in any respect, and all the original pages and illustrations are believed to be present. The book has been handsomely rebound in clean and bright heavy-duty medium brown buckram, with crisp gilt-stamped titling to the spine. Unbumped spine head and tail, with sharp corners. 8.5 x 6.25 inches. Fore-edge deckled to a handsome effect. Immensely clean new pastedowns and FEPs. With unnumbered pages and with numerous full-page B&W photo illus., as well as duo-tone and multi-tone illustrations, some fold-out, all in excellent condition. Apart from the very limited ex library markings previously noted, this is an exceptionally clean copy, and rather tight, with just a hint of shelf life. Note that the last page of the glossary shows off-setting, presumably from the original binding. Very gently read. No remainder marks. No dust jacket is present. A Very Good copy. This is a highly detailed and well illustrated catalogue of significant Japanese art and antiques offered at auction in New York on January 21-23, 1904. Pewter, carvings in jade, stone and wood, lanterns, gold lacquerware and other scarce objects were selected by Bunkio Matsuki for this sale. The catalogue itemizes 585 lots and includes a glossary.
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300.00 USD